THE MIDDLE AGES

By NoemíBertieva
  • 476

    FALL OF ROME

    FALL OF ROME
    Fall of Rome, end of the Western Roman Empire, and mass migration4
  • Period: 476 to 1001

    THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES

    Germanic kingdoms and high point of the Byzantine Empire.
    Birth and spread of Islam.
    Carolingian empire
  • 507

    THE KING OF FRANKS, CLOVIS

    THE KING OF FRANKS, CLOVIS
    The King of the Franks,Clovis, defeaed the Visigoths at Vouillé
  • Period: 507 to 732

    THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE

  • Period: 632 to 661

    ORTHODOX CALIPHS

    The first caliphs were members of Muhammad's family.
    They controlled the Arabian Peninsula.
    They defeated the Byzantine Empire.
    They subdued the Neo-Persian Empire.
  • Period: 661 to 750

    UMAYYAD CALIPHATE

    After a civil war, the position of caliph passed to the Umayyad dynasty, who governed from they capital in Damascus.
    they failed to conquer Constantinople and they were also stoppedv by the Franks at the Battle of Poiters.
  • 732

    CHARLES MARTEL STOPPED THE EXPANSION OF THE MUSLIMS IN EUROPE

    CHARLES MARTEL STOPPED THE EXPANSION OF THE MUSLIMS IN EUROPE
    The mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, defeated the Muslims at Poitier and stopped their expansion in Europe
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    ABBASID CALIPHATE

    After another civil war, the position of caliph passed to the Abbasaid dynasty, who moved the capital to Baghdad.
    THE CRISIS OF THE CALIPHATE(10th CENTURY)
    From the 10th century onwards, frequent civil wars limited economic development. The empire was divided into several indendent caliphates, who governed al-Andalus. They were an Asian people who had converted to Islam.
  • 751

    PIPPIN THE YOUNGER BECAME KING OF THE FRANKS

    PIPPIN THE YOUNGER BECAME KING OF THE FRANKS
    Pippin the Younger became King of the Franks
  • 800

    CHARLEMAGNE WAS CROWNED EMPEROR

    CHARLEMAGNE WAS CROWNED EMPEROR
    Charlemagne was crowned emperor
  • 814

    HARLEMAGNE DIED AND HIS SON SUCCEEDED HIM

    HARLEMAGNE DIED AND HIS SON SUCCEEDED HIM
    Charlemagne died and his son Louis the Pious succeeded him
  • 843

    LOUIS' SONS DIVIDED UP THE EMPIRE

    LOUIS' SONS DIVIDED UP THE EMPIRE
    Louis' sons divided up the empire in Treaty of Verdun
  • 962

    OTTO I ESTABLISHED THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

    OTTO I ESTABLISHED THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
    Otto I established the Holy Roman Empire
  • Period: 1001 to 1201

    THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES

    Feudal system.
    Frist Crusades.
    Romanesque art.
  • Period: 1201 to 1401

    LATE MIDDLE AGES

    Development of trade.
    Gothic art.
    Black Death.
  • Period: 1258 to 1453

    LATER EXPANSION

    Sailors and Muslim mechants spread Islam beyond the borders of the caliphate. This ocurred south of the Sahara, on the east coast of Africa, and in India, Indonesia. the Philippines, Central Asia and western China.
  • 1453

    FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE

    FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
    Fall of Constantinople, end of Byzantine Empire and beginning of the Renaissance